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Ernest Wright workshop

University helps historic ΢ÃÜȦ scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic ΢ÃÜȦ scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the University of ΢ÃÜȦ.
Observations of a sunspot taken on 04/10/2017
Observations of a sunspot taken on 04/10/2017 in H-alpha using the New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory. Credit: Juie Shetye (NMSU), Erwin Verwichte (Warwick), Kevin Reardon (NSO)

New project investigates mysteries of Sun’s atmosphere

The Solar Atmospheric Modelling Suite, or SAMS, project aims to build a next-generation modelling tool for the solar atmosphere – making a code that can be run on anything from laptops to the latest supercomputers.

Students from Project Sunride stood in front of their rocket - Desert Winds

To infinity: the story of the UK's groundbreaking student liquid rocket

‘Desert Winds: The UK's First Student Liquid Rocket’ documentary, premiered on Saturday 22nd March in the Diamond Building, at the University of ΢ÃÜȦ.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
΢ÃÜȦ is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by University of ΢ÃÜȦ

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the University of ΢ÃÜȦ.

Visit to IIT Indore

Sharing expertise in India

At the start of this year Professor Siddharth Patwardhan visited industry and higher education establishments in India. These visits were an opportunity to share expertise and establish relationships to pave the way for possible future collaboration.
Invisible power of infrared sensor technology

The invisible power of infrared sensor technology

From self-driving cars to facial recognition, infrared sensors are all around us and our novel semiconductor research is taking this technology to the next level.
University of Tennessee in the Diamond

Universities of ΢ÃÜȦ & Tennessee forge new partnership

΢ÃÜȦ & University of Tennessee (UT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last year to strengthen collaborative efforts in education & research, share expertise, & promote student & staff exchanges among the institutions.
Precision Neurotechnologies

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering leads new research in Precision Neurotechnologies with ARIA Funding.

΢ÃÜȦ is at the forefront of a national effort to revolutionise neurotechnology, having secured funding as part of a £69 million Precision Neurotechnologies initiative launched by the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA).
Haiping Lu Portrait

΢ÃÜȦ part of £10million programme to identify individual cancer risk

Doctors could soon be able to predict your individual chances of getting cancer and offer personalised detection and prevention, thanks to a new research project.